Robert "Red" Carraher
Life Member since 2001

Duty Position(s):
Sentinel

Relief:
3rd 

Dates:
August 1959 - September 1960

Brief Army History:
Enlisted in April 1959
Honorably Discharged in March 1961

Units:
AIT 4th Bg 1st Brigade, Ft Ord, CA
Mortar Battalion (Honor Guard) 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry, Ft Myer, VA (1st Platoon Drill Team)
Mortar Battalion (Honor Guard) 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry, Ft Myer, VA (Post #1, Tomb Guard Platoon)
NCO Academy, Ft Meade, MD

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Awards / Decorations:
Army Expert Shooting Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Army Good Conduct Medal
Tomb Guard Identification Badge



 

Highest Rank:

Specialist (E-4)


Home City / State:
Oakland, California

Date of Birth:
February 10, 1937


After the Army:
I moved to Concord, CA with my beautiful wife Doris. I retired from the Carpenters Union in 1992 and then moved to Bodega Bay, CA.

Family Information:
I married Doris in 1960 while I was stationed at Ft Myer. We have 3 children - Cari, Randell, and Russell; 4 grandsons - Kevin, Jesse, Matthew and Eric; 2 brothers - David and Ron; 5 sisters - Dorothy, Gloria, Peggy, Debbie and Wendy. 

Current Occupation:
Doris and I fish commercially for California King Salmon and Dungeness Crab on our boat "Happy Trails" out of Bodega Bay, California.

Degrees/Schooling:
Graduate of McNary High School, McNary, AZ

Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
Every time I stepped on the mat was a special moment. To this day, I still tend to choke up a bit whenever I hear Taps played. I will never forget all of the hours that I was honored to have spent with the Unknowns. 

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